Bruce Bethke (born 1955) is an American author best known for his 1983 short story Cyberpunk which led to the widespread use of the term, including for the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. His novel, Headcrash, won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1995 for SF original paperback published in the US. Bethke's collected thoughts on the cyberpunk subculture are available on his website, in an essay entitled "The Etymology of Cyberpunk".Bethke served as a judge on the Philip K. Dick Award in 2013.
Bruce Bethke
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- Aug. 25, 1955
